I went into Wheel House Tyres at Coleshill, near Birmingham, on Friday to get some new tyres and bought a pair of the new Roadtec 01s. They are, I understand, meant to replace the Metzler Z8s which are themselves a pretty good tyre.

Anyway they cost £231 including VAT fitted but I was then told that if I contacted Pirelli-Metzler I get a cheque for £30 back. The chap emailed me with the link and it's a fairly straightforward process - you just need a scanner so you can scan your invoice and then upload the Pdf onto their site.

The chap thought the promotion was on until the end of June so if anyone is interested get on down to your local Metzelere dealer.

Any feedback on the Roadtec 01s? I've killed the Pirellis my XR came with and am looking for something that will cope with a Scarborough - Canterbury commute and still be able to to take the p*ss out of my mates KTM 1190 R